§ 12-14-14 — Court Costs

In addition to any costs and charges fixed by law upon conviction for violations of municipal ordinances in municipalities having a municipal court, $12.00 shall be assessed and collected as other costs and charges are collected. Five dollars of such sum shall be remitted to the State General Fund; $5.00 shall be remitted to the general fund of the municipality maintaining the municipal court; and $2.00 shall be remitted to the Alabama Peace Officers’ Annuity and Benefit Fund established pursuant to Section 36-21-66. In addition, the governing body of each municipality having a municipal court may by ordinance provide for the imposition of other costs in the maximum amount of $10.00, which sum shall be in addition to any other costs and charges fixed by law for conviction of any municipal ordinance violation.
In addition in all violations of municipal ordinances involving traffic offenses, there shall be assessed and collected as other costs and charges $8.50, to be disbursed to the State Drivers’ Fund for further distribution pursuant to Section 32-5-313.

Legislative History

(Acts 1975, No. 1205, p. 2384, §8-107; Acts 1987, No. 87-405, p. 575, §14; Acts 1991, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 91-824, p. 224, §4.)